While government officials reaffirm the importance of the US-Saudi relationship, the American public expresses generally chilly feelings towards Saudi Arabia.

Does a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics have public support among countries doing so? Data show modest support—and skepticism.

Bobby Ghosh, Steve Erlanger, and Carla Anne Robbins join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.

January 14, 2026

A collaboration between the Council and Ipsos to measure public opinion on the major foreign policy issues of the moment.

December 2, 2025

Is the threat of a NATO expansion the core issue driving Putin’s aggression towards Ukraine, or are his concerns about legacy to blame?

March 31, 2021, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Karl Friedhoff, REUTERS, A March 2021 survey finds Americans see US priorities in Asia to be less about limiting the expansion of China and more about economic growth and strengthening democracy., At his first press conference, President Biden sai...

August 14, 2017, RESEARCH Public Opinion Survey by Dina Smeltz and Karen Whisler, Reuters, Download Report (PDF), Results from the 2017 Chicago Council survey suggest that Republicans tend to doubt that trade agreements are a win-win for all parties involved, and their critical views of NAFTA ref...

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